Elijah Blum
 Blum as the wXw Unified World Wrestling Champion in April 2026 | |
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| Born | September 16, 1996 |
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| Billed height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 85 kg (187 lb)[2] |
| Trained by | Robert Dreissker The Rotation |
| Debut | 2021 |
Elijah Blum is a German professional wrestler signed to Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) where he is the current wXw Unified World Wrestling Champion in his first reign. He is also known for his various tenures with promotions from the European independent scene.[3]
Professional wrestling career
[edit]Westside Xtreme Wrestling (2021–present)
[edit]Blum started his career in Westside Xtreme Wrestling, as part of the wXw Wrestling Academy of young talent. He made his professional wrestling debut a house show promoted on December 12, 2021, where he defeated Kevin Rogers in singles competition.[4]
Blum began chasing for multiple championships promoted by the company. At wXw We Love Wrestling - Live In Bielefeld on October 21, 2023, Blum defeated Laurance Roman to win the first championship of his career, the wXw Shotgun Championship.[5] At wXw Back To The Roots 2025 on January 18, he started a feud with Peter Tihanyi when he defeated the latter in a Cage Fighting match.[6] The feud was eventually extended to the next year's namesake event from March 24, 2026, when Blum defeated Peter Tihanyi to win the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship.[7]
Blum competed in various of the promotion's signature events. One of them is the Shortcut To The Top in which he made his first appearance at the 2022 edition where he competed in the traditional battle royal disputed for the number one contendership for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship won by Levaniel and also involving various opponents such as Jurn Simmons, Maggot, Teoman and others.[8]
In the 16 Carat Gold Tournament series, he made his first presence in the 2024 edition of the competition, where he fell short to Masato Tanaka in the first rounds.[9] At the 2025 edition, Blum competed outside of the tournament by teaming up with Planet Gojirah (Marc Empire and Robert Dreissker) to defeat Astronauts (Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura) and Daisuke Sekimoto.[10] In the wXw World Tag Team Festival, Blum made his first appearance at the 2024 edition, where he teamed up with LSG, falling short to Young Blood (Oskar Leube and Yuto Nakashima) in the first rounds.[11] In the wXw Catch Grand Prix tournament, Blum made his first appearance at the 2025 edition, where he topped the Block A of the competition by defeating Marius Al-Ani, Bobby Gunns and LaBron Kozone, only to fall short to Ahura in the finals.[12]
European independent circuit (2022–present)
[edit]Blum made his debut in Progress Wrestling's Super Strong Style 16 during the 2026 edition where he defeated Bobby Gunns in the first rounds.[13]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]- Central Wrestling Germany
- CWG Championship (1 time, current)
- Fightback Wrestling
- Fightback Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Westside Xtreme Wrestling
References
[edit]- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Elijah Blum/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved April 16, 2026.
- ↑ Saalbach, Axel. "Elijah Blum • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
- ↑ InternetWrestling Database (IWD). "Elijah Blum Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 12, 2021). "wXw @ Wrestling Academy". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ↑ Hamilton, Ian (October 21, 2023). "Hamilton's wXw We Love Wrestling #51 10.21.2023 Review". 411mania.com. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ↑ Vetter, Chris (January 21, 2025). "WXW "Back to the Roots" results: Vetter's review of Peter Tihanyi vs. Elijah Blum in a cage match, Meiko Satomura vs. Stephanie Maze, Cara Noir vs. Axel Tischer". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
- ↑ "wXw 1/24/2026 Back To The Roots 2026 Results". pwponderings.com. ZerepWrestling. January 24, 2026. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
- ↑ "wXw Shortcut to the Top 2022". wxw-wrestling.com (in German). Westside Xtreme Wrestling. August 6, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- ↑ Schachtmeier, Daniel (March 11, 2024). "wXw 16 Carat Gold 2024 Full Results". wrestletalk.com. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ↑ "wXw 3/9/2025 16 Carat Gold 2025 Night 3 Results". pwponderings.com. ZerepWrestling. March 9, 2025. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
- ↑ Dark Angelita (October 4, 2024). "Resultados wXw World Tag Team Festival (04-10-2024)/Matt Cardon estelar". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ↑ Mitchell, Scott (September 30, 2025). "Scott's Must-See Matches From The Weekend of 9/26-9/28". pwponderings.com. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ↑ Indi, Rafael (January 8, 2026). "Varias luchas del Super Strong Style 16 se disputarán este año fuera de PROGRESS". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved January 8, 2026.
- ↑ Ross, Patrick (September 23, 2025). "Full 2025 PWI 500 list revealed". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 24, 2026). "wXw Back To The Roots 2026". cagematch.net. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
- ↑ Wrestling Titles. "Westside Xtreme Wrestling Shotgun Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
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